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On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:42:08 -0400, Chuck wrote:
No it doesn't update from the satellites. Something screwy is going on with
your unit.
Traveling Man wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:42:08 -0400, Chuck wrote:
>
>
>> The message "updating gps firmware" appeared on the screen of my nuvi
>> 200 yesterday. I was driving and the unit was not connected to a PC. I
>> haven't run the web updater since about a month ago either. Does it
>> automatically update itself off of the satellites from time to time? Has
>> it been hacked? TIA
>> 200 yesterday. I was driving and the unit was not connected to a PC. I
>> haven't run the web updater since about a month ago either. Does it
>> automatically update itself off of the satellites from time to time? Has
>> it been hacked? TIA
>
> No it doesn't update from the satellites. Something screwy is going on with
> your unit.
> No it doesn't update from the satellites. Something screwy is going on with
> your unit.
So there's no other way the firmware would get updated except via the
web updater?
On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:47:32 -0400, Chuck wrote:
> Traveling Man wrote:
>> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:42:08 -0400, Chuck wrote:
>>
>>
>>> The message "updating gps firmware" appeared on the screen of my nuvi
>>> 200 yesterday. I was driving and the unit was not connected to a PC. I
>>> haven't run the web updater since about a month ago either. Does it
>>> automatically update itself off of the satellites from time to time? Has
>>> it been hacked? TIA
>>> 200 yesterday. I was driving and the unit was not connected to a PC. I
>>> haven't run the web updater since about a month ago either. Does it
>>> automatically update itself off of the satellites from time to time? Has
>>> it been hacked? TIA
>>
>> No it doesn't update from the satellites. Something screwy is going on with
>> your unit.
>> No it doesn't update from the satellites. Something screwy is going on with
>> your unit.
>
> So there's no other way the firmware would get updated except via the
> web updater?
> So there's no other way the firmware would get updated except via the
> web updater?
Correct.
Traveling Man wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:47:32 -0400, Chuck wrote:
>
>
>> Traveling Man wrote:
>>> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:42:08 -0400, Chuck wrote:
>>>> The message "updating gps firmware" appeared on the screen of my nuvi
>>>> 200 yesterday. I was driving and the unit was not connected to a PC. I
>>>> haven't run the web updater since about a month ago either. Does it
>>>> automatically update itself off of the satellites from time to time? Has
>>>> it been hacked? TIA
>>> No it doesn't update from the satellites. Something screwy is going on with
>>> your unit.
>>>> The message "updating gps firmware" appeared on the screen of my nuvi
>>>> 200 yesterday. I was driving and the unit was not connected to a PC. I
>>>> haven't run the web updater since about a month ago either. Does it
>>>> automatically update itself off of the satellites from time to time? Has
>>>> it been hacked? TIA
>>> No it doesn't update from the satellites. Something screwy is going on with
>>> your unit.
>> So there's no other way the firmware would get updated except via the
>> web updater?
>> web updater?
>
> Correct.
> Correct.
I did a software update a few weeks ago. I'm wondering if it got staged
somewhere in the unit but never got applied for some reason. Is there
something you need to do after using the web updater to make the changes
permanent? If not that I may need to place a call to Garmin. The unit
should still be under warranty. It's only 6 months old.
> Traveling Man wrote:
>> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:47:32 -0400, Chuck wrote:
>>> Traveling Man wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:42:08 -0400, Chuck wrote:
>>>>> The message "updating gps firmware" appeared on the screen of my nuvi
>>>>> 200 yesterday. I was driving and the unit was not connected to a PC. I
>>>>> haven't run the web updater since about a month ago either. Does it
>>>>> automatically update itself off of the satellites from time to time?
>>>>> Has it been hacked? TIA
>>>> No it doesn't update from the satellites. Something screwy is going on
>>>> with
>>>> your unit.
>>> So there's no other way the firmware would get updated except via the
>>> web updater?
>>>> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:42:08 -0400, Chuck wrote:
>>>>> The message "updating gps firmware" appeared on the screen of my nuvi
>>>>> 200 yesterday. I was driving and the unit was not connected to a PC. I
>>>>> haven't run the web updater since about a month ago either. Does it
>>>>> automatically update itself off of the satellites from time to time?
>>>>> Has it been hacked? TIA
>>>> No it doesn't update from the satellites. Something screwy is going on
>>>> with
>>>> your unit.
>>> So there's no other way the firmware would get updated except via the
>>> web updater?
>> Correct.
> I did a software update a few weeks ago. I'm wondering if it got staged
> somewhere in the unit but never got applied for some reason. Is there
> something you need to do after using the web updater to make the changes
> permanent? If not that I may need to place a call to Garmin. The unit
> should still be under warranty. It's only 6 months old.
> somewhere in the unit but never got applied for some reason. Is there
> something you need to do after using the web updater to make the changes
> permanent? If not that I may need to place a call to Garmin. The unit
> should still be under warranty. It's only 6 months old.
I have a Nuvi 200 as well and I noticed the same thing in the car a few days
after I used web updater. I don't have an explanation but it seems to be a
"feature". I have not seen it since - now several months later.
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> 200 yesterday. I was driving and the unit was not connected to a PC. I
> haven't run the web updater since about a month ago either. Does it
> automatically update itself off of the satellites from time to time? Has
> it been hacked? TIA